List of current foreign ministers

This is a list of current foreign ministers of the 193 United Nations member states as well as the Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine.

Foreign ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition, some alternative governments, some dependent territories and some autonomous administrative divisions are included in separate tables.

Generally recognized sovereign states

State List Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
Afghanistan List Amir Khan Muttaqi (Acting) Taliban 7 September 2021
Albania List Igli Hasani PS 12 September 2023
Algeria List Ahmed Attaf[1] RND 18 March 2023
Andorra List Imma Tor Faus 17 May 2023
Angola List Tete António[2] MPLA 20 April 2020
Antigua and Barbuda List E.P. Chet Greene ABLP 21 March 2018
Argentina List Gerardo Werthein[3] Independent 30 October 2024
Armenia List Ararat Mirzoyan[4] Civil Contract 19 August 2021
Australia List Penny Wong[5] Labor 23 May 2022
Austria List Beate Meinl-Reisinger NEOS 3 March 2025
Azerbaijan List Jeyhun Bayramov[6] Independent 16 July 2020
The Bahamas List Fred Mitchell[7] PLP 20 September 2021
Bahrain List Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani[8] —[a] 11 February 2020
Bangladesh List Md. Touhid Hossain (adviser) 9 August 2024
Barbados List Kerrie Symmonds[9] BLP 26 October 2022
Belarus List Maxim Ryzhenkov Independent 27 June 2024
Belgium List Maxime Prévot LE 3 February 2025
Belize List Francis Fonseca PUP 1 January 2024
Benin List Shegun Adjadi Bakari 6 June 2023
Bhutan List D. N. Dhungyel PDP 28 January 2024
Bolivia List Celinda Sosa Lunda[10] MAS-IPSP 27 November 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina List Elmedin Konaković NiP 25 January 2023
Botswana List Phenyo Butale Independent 11 November 2024
Brazil List Mauro Vieira Independent 1 January 2023
Brunei List Hassanal Bolkiah (monarch) —[a] 22 October 2015
Erywan Yusof (second minister) 29 January 2018
Bulgaria List Georg Georgiev GERB 16 January 2025
Burkina Faso List Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré Independent 17 December 2023
Burundi List Albert Shingiro[11] CNDD–FDD 28 June 2020
Cambodia List Prak Sokhonn CPP 20 November 2024
Cameroon List Lejeune Mbella Mbella RDPC 2 October 2015
Canada List Anita Anand Liberal 13 May 2025
Cape Verde List Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares MpD 14 January 2021
Central African Republic List Sylvie Baïpo-Temon[12] Independent 14 December 2018
Chad List Mahamat Saleh Annadif Independent 14 October 2022
Chile List Alberto van Klaveren Independent 10 March 2023
China List Wang Yi Communist 25 July 2023
Colombia List Laura Sarabia Independent 29 January 2025
Comoros List Dhoihir Dhoulkamal 28 September 2020
Congo, Democratic Republic of the List Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner Independent 13 June 2024
Congo, Republic of the List Jean-Claude Gakosso[13] PCT 10 August 2015
Costa Rica List Arnoldo André Tinoco[14] PPSD 8 May 2022
Croatia List Gordan Grlić-Radman[15] HDZ 19 July 2019
Cuba List Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla PCC 2 March 2009
Cyprus List Constantinos Kombos[16] Independent 1 March 2023
Czech Republic List Jan Lipavský[17] Independent 17 December 2021
Denmark List Lars Løkke Rasmussen[18] Moderates 15 December 2022
Djibouti List Abdoulkader Houssein Omar Independent 1 April 2025
Dominica List Vince Henderson DLP 13 December 2022
Dominican Republic List Roberto Álvarez Gil PRM 16 August 2020
Ecuador List Gabriela Sommerfeld Independent 23 November 2023
Egypt List Badr Abdelatty Independent 3 July 2024
El Salvador List Alexandra Hill Tinoco[19] Independent 1 June 2019
Equatorial Guinea List Simeón Oyono Esono Angüe PDGE 6 February 2018
Eritrea List Osman Saleh Mohammed[20] PFDJ 18 April 2007
Estonia List Margus Tsahkna[21] E200 17 April 2023
Eswatini List Pholile Shakantu Independent 13 November 2023[22]
Ethiopia List Gedion Timotheos Independent 18 October 2024
Fiji List Sitiveni Rabuka (prime minister) People's Alliance 24 December 2022
Finland List Elina Valtonen National Coalition 20 June 2023
France List Jean-Noël Barrot MoDem 21 September 2024
Gabon List Régis Onanga Ndiaye PDG 9 September 2023
The Gambia List Mamadou Tangara UDP 29 June 2018
Georgia List Maka Bochorishvili Georgian Dream 28 November 2024
Germany List Johann Wadephul CDU 6 May 2025
Ghana List Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa NDC 7 February 2025
Greece List Giorgos Gerapetritis ND 27 June 2023
Grenada List Joseph Andall NDC 30 June 2022
Guatemala List Carlos Ramiro Martínez Independent 15 January 2024
Guinea List Morissanda Kouyaté Independent 25 October 2021
Guinea-Bissau List Carlos Pinto Pereira PAI–Terra Ranka 13 August 2023
Guyana List Hugh Todd PPP 5 August 2020
Haiti List Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste Independent 16 November 2024
Holy See List Archbishop Paul Gallagher —[a] 8 November 2014
Honduras List Eduardo Enrique Reina Independent 27 January 2022
Hungary List Péter Szijjártó Fidesz 23 September 2014
Iceland List Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir Viðreisn 21 December 2024
India List S. Jaishankar BJP 31 May 2019
Indonesia List Sugiono Gerindra 21 October 2024
Iran List Abbas Araghchi Independent 21 August 2024
Iraq List Fuad Hussein KDP 6 June 2020
Ireland List Simon Harris Fine Gael 23 January 2025
Israel List Gideon Sa'ar New Hope 5 November 2024
Italy List Antonio Tajani Forza Italia 22 October 2022
Ivory Coast List Kacou Houadja Léon Adom RHDP 18 October 2023
Jamaica List Kamina Johnson-Smith JLP 7 March 2016
Japan List Takeshi Iwaya LDP 1 October 2024
Jordan List Ayman Safadi Independent 15 January 2017
Kazakhstan List Murat Nurtleu Amanat 3 April 2023
Kenya List Musalia Mudavadi Amani 5 October 2023
Kiribati List Taneti Mamau (president) TKP 15 March 2016
Kuwait List Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya —[a] 12 May 2024
Kyrgyzstan List Jeenbek Kulubaev Independent 22 April 2022
Laos List Saleumxay Kommasith LPRP 19 April 2016
Latvia List Baiba Braže Unity 19 April 2024
Lebanon List Youssef Rajji Lebanese Forces 8 February 2025
Lesotho List Mpotjoane Lejone RFP 28 October 2022
Liberia List Sara Beysolow Nyanti UP 9 February 2024
Libya List Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (Acting) Independent 3 September 2023
Liechtenstein Sabine Monauni FBP 10 April 2025
Lithuania List Kęstutis Budrys Independent 12 December 2024
Luxembourg List Xavier Bettel DP 17 November 2023
Madagascar List Rasata Rafaravavitafika Independent 14 January 2024
Malawi List Nancy Tembo Independent 28 January 2022
Malaysia List Mohamad Hasan UMNO 12 December 2023
Maldives List Abdulla Khaleel PNC 30 September 2024
Mali List Abdoulaye Diop Independent 11 June 2021
Malta List Ian Borg Labour 30 March 2022
Marshall Islands List Kitlang Kabua[23] Independent 7 June 2022
Mauritania List Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug El Insaf 31 March 2022
Mauritius List Ritish Ramful Labour Party 22 November 2024
Mexico List Juan Ramón de la Fuente Independent 1 October 2024
Federated States of Micronesia List Lorin S. Robert —[a] 9 September 2023
Moldova List Mihai Popșoi PAS 29 January 2024
Monaco Isabelle Berro-Lefèvre Independent 17 January 2022
Mongolia List Battsetseg Batmunkh MPP 29 January 2021
Montenegro List Filip Ivanović PES! 31 October 2023
Morocco List Nasser Bourita Independent 5 April 2017
Mozambique List Maria Manuela Lucas FRELIMO 20 January 2025
Myanmar List Than Swe Independent 1 February 2023[24]
Namibia List Selma Ashipala-Musavyi SWAPO 22 March 2025
Nauru Lionel Aingimea Independent 30 October 2023
  Nepal List Arzu Rana Deuba Congress 15 July 2024
Netherlands List Caspar Veldkamp NSC 2 July 2024
New Zealand List Winston Peters NZ First 27 November 2023
Nicaragua List Valdrack Jaentschke FSLN 7 September 2024
Niger List Bakary Yaou Sangaré 10 August 2023
Nigeria List Yusuf Tuggar APC 21 August 2023
North Korea List Choe Son-hui Workers' Party 11 June 2022
North Macedonia List Timčo Mucunski VMRO-DPMNE 23 June 2024
Norway List Espen Barth Eide Labour 16 October 2023
Oman List Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi —[a] 26 August 2020
Pakistan List Ishaq Dar PML(N) 11 March 2024
Palau Gustav Aitaro Independent 3 September 2021
Palestine List Mohammad Mustafa (prime minister) Independent 31 March 2024
Panama List Javier Martínez-Acha PRD 1 July 2024
Papua New Guinea List Justin Tkatchenko Pangu Pati 18 January 2024
Paraguay List Rubén Ramírez Lezcano Independent 15 August 2023
Peru List Elmer Schialer Salcedo Independent 3 September 2024
Philippines List Enrique Manalo Independent 1 July 2022
Poland List Radosław Sikorski PO 13 December 2023
Portugal List Paulo Rangel PSD 2 April 2024
Qatar List Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (prime minister) —[a] 27 January 2016
Romania List Emil Hurezeanu Independent 23 December 2024
Russia List Sergey Lavrov United Russia 9 March 2004
Rwanda List Olivier Nduhungirehe RPF 12 June 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis List Denzil Douglas SKNLP 13 August 2022
Saint Lucia List Alva Baptiste Labour Party 5 August 2021
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines List Keisal M. Peters Unity Labour 26 August 2022
Samoa List Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa (prime minister) FAST 24 May 2021
San Marino List Luca Beccari PDCS 8 January 2020
São Tomé and Príncipe List Gareth Guadalupe ADI 9 August 2023
Saudi Arabia List Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud —[a] 29 October 2019
Senegal List Yassine Fall PASTEF 7 April 2024[25]
Serbia List Marko Đurić[26] SNS 2 May 2024
Seychelles List Sylvestre Radegonde Independent 16 November 2020
Sierra Leone List Timothy Kabba SLPP 10 July 2023
Singapore List Vivian Balakrishnan PAP 1 October 2015
Slovakia List Juraj Blanár Smer 25 October 2023
Slovenia List Tanja Fajon SD 1 June 2022
Solomon Islands List Peter Shannel Agovaka Independent 7 May 2024
Somalia List Abdisalam Abdi Ali Mideeye 3 May 2025
South Africa List Ronald Lamola ANC 30 June 2024
South Korea List Cho Tae-yul Independent 9 January 2024
South Sudan List Simaya Kumba 10 April 2025
Spain List José Manuel Albares PSOE 10 July 2021
Sri Lanka List Vijitha Herath NPP 25 September 2024
Sudan List Omar Mohammed Ahmed Siddiq Independent 30 April 2025
Suriname List Albert Ramdin VHP 16 July 2020[27]
Sweden List Maria Malmer Stenergard Moderate 10 September 2024
 Switzerland List Ignazio Cassis FDP.The Liberals 1 November 2017
Syria List Asaad al-Shaibani HTS 21 December 2024
Tajikistan List Sirojiddin Muhriddin Independent 29 November 2013
Tanzania List Mahmoud Thabit Kombo CCM 26 July 2024
Thailand List Maris Sangiampongsa Pheu Thai 30 April 2024
Timor-Leste List Bendito Freitas CNRT 1 July 2023
Togo List Robert Dussey 17 September 2013
Tonga List Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala (crown prince) Independent 28 January 2025
Trinidad and Tobago List Sean Sobers UNC 3 May 2025
Tunisia List Mohamed Ali Nafti Independent 25 August 2024
Turkey List Hakan Fidan AK Party 4 June 2023
Turkmenistan List Raşit Meredow TDP 7 July 2001
Tuvalu List Paulson Panapa —[a] 27 February 2024[28]
Uganda List Jeje Odongo NRM 21 June 2021
Ukraine List Andrii Sybiha SN 5 September 2024
United Arab Emirates List Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan —[a] 9 February 2006
United Kingdom List David Lammy Labour 5 July 2024
United States List Marco Rubio Republican 21 January 2025
Uruguay List Mario Lubetkin Broad Front 1 March 2025
Uzbekistan List Baxtiyor Saidov 30 December 2022
Vanuatu List Marc Ati Iauko 11 February 2025
Venezuela List Yván Gil PSUV 6 January 2023
Vietnam List Bùi Thanh Sơn Communist Party 8 April 2021
Yemen List Shaya Mohsin al-Zindani Independent 27 March 2024
Zambia List Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe UPND 28 December 2023
Zimbabwe List Amon Murwira ZANU–PF 15 October 2024

Other states

The following states control their territory and are recognized by at least one UN member state.

State List Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
Abkhazia List Sergei Shamba United Abkhazia 6 August 2024
Republic of China (Taiwan) List Lin Chia-lung Democratic Progressive 20 May 2024
Cook Islands List Mark Brown (prime minister) Independent 8 October 2020
Kosovo List Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz Guxo 22 March 2021
Niue List Dalton Tagelagi (prime minister) Independent 11 June 2020
Northern Cyprus List Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu[29] UBP 9 March 2022
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic List Mohamed Yeslem Beissat[30] Polisario 12 April 2025
South Ossetia List Akhsar Dzhioev 15 August 2022

The following states/governments control their territory, but are not recognized by any UN member states.

State List Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
Somaliland List Abdirahman Dahir Adam Bakal Waddani 14 December 2024
Transnistria List Vitaly Ignatyev 14 September 2015[b]

Other governments

The following alternative governments are recognized as a sovereign state by at least one UN member.

State Government Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
Myanmar National Unity Government of Myanmar Zin Mar Aung NLD 16 April 2021
Yemen Supreme Political Council Hisham Sharaf 28 November 2016

The following alternative governments are not recognized by any UN member states.

State Government Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
Libya Government of National Stability[c] Hafez Kaddour 3 March 2022
Tibet Central Tibetan Administration[d] Lobsang Sangay National Democratic 28 February 2016

Sui generis entities

Entity List Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
European Union List Kaja Kallas RE (European) 1 December 2024
Reform (national)
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo —[a] 3 September 2022

Dependent territories

Territory Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
Faroe Islands Høgni Hoydal 22 December 2022
French Polynesia Moetai Brotherson (president) Tāvini Huiraʻatira 15 May 2023
Greenland Vivian Motzfeldt Siumut 5 April 2022
Guernsey Jonathan Le Tocq Future Guernsey 6 May 2016
Jersey Philip Ozouf 12 July 2022
New Caledonia Louis Mapou (President of the Government) UNI 22 July 2021
Puerto Rico Omar J. Marrero New Progressive 13 July 2021
Tokelau Alapati Tavite (prime minister) —[a] 12 March 2024

Autonomous administrative divisions

Autonomous region List Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
Brussels-Capital Region Pascal Smet 20 July 2019
Catalonia Jaume Duch 12 August 2024
Cantabria Isabel Urrutia PP 10 July 2023
Flanders Jan Jambon (Minister-President) N-VA 2 October 2019
Gagauzia Vitaliy Vlah 30 April 2015
Kurdistan Region Safeen Dizayee KDP 21 July 2019
Quebec Martine Biron CAQ 20 October 2022
Scotland List Angus Robertson SNP 21 May 2021
Wallonia Elio Di Rupo (Minister-President) PS 13 September 2019

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The polity to which this foreign minister belongs has either banned political parties or does not have any.
  2. ^ Acting to 30 August 2016 and from 17 December 2016 to 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ Alternative government, approved by Parliament, in opposition to the government of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.
  4. ^ Government of Parliament in exile.

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